Simon ben Camithus

Simon ben Camithus (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן קִמְחִית, romanized: Šimʿôn ben qimḥît̲) was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel,^[1][2] who was given the office by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus and held the office from 17AD to 18AD.^[3] Very little is known of him, however he is briefly mentioned in the Talmud as one of the seven sons of Kimchit to serve as high priest,^[4] and according to Josephus was succeeded as High Priest by Joseph Caiaphas.^[5][6]

Simon ben Camithus
שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן קִמְחִית
High Priest of Israel
In office 16 AD – 17 AD
Preceded by	Eleazar ben Ananus
Succeeded by	Joseph ben Caiaphas
Religious life
Religion	Second Temple Judaism